Foreign Affairs2d
How Far Will Rwanda Go in Congo?
Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...
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‘The Tree of Authenticity' Is a Cinematic Essay About Congo's Colonial Past and Ecological Significance
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been in the headlines as of late with reports about conflict and the advances of the so-called March 23 Movement rebels. But the colonial history and ...
The Nation on MSN3d
Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives
The African political leader’s autobiography, My Country, Africa, also offers a larger story of empire, oppression, and ...
EurekAlert!13d
From colonialism to green transition: A new book on the cobalt and copper mining business in the Congo
The Central African Copper Bonanza by Timo Särkkä analyses the Western colonial origins of the mining industry and its ...
The Africa Report8d
Andrée Blouin, forgotten icon of Africa’s anti‑colonial movement
In the late 1950s Pan-African activist Andrée Blouin contributed to Sékou Touré’s campaign for independence in Guinea, then ...
Roads less traveled multiply deforestation in the Amazon and beyond
James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to ...
The Boston Globe15d
It’s been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling.
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on ...